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a-wooing
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
aid
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
Althing
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
bid
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
came
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
daughter
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
east
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Egilson
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
fain
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
father
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
friends
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
go
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
Helga
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
home
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
Iceland
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
kinsman
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
kinsmen
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
law-man
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
Leiruvag
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From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
met
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
Now
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
out
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Raven
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
said
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
sailed
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Skapti
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
spring
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
summer
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Then
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
Thorstein
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From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
Thrandheim
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From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now this spring Raven came from the east to Thrandheim, and fitted out his ship, and sailed in the summer to Iceland.
vowed
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From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He brought his ship to Leiruvag, below the Heath, and his friends and kinsmen were right fain of him.
winter
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From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That winter he was at home with his father, but the summer after he met at the Althing his kinsman, Skapti the law-man.
Worm-tongue
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From this reading Skapti answered, “But is she not already vowed to Gunnlaug Worm-tongue?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then said Raven to him, “Thine aid would I have to go a-wooing to Thorstein Egilson, to bid Helga his daughter.”
